Kumho Ecsta Sport PS72

Bought these tires dur to the very good reviews of ps71. I do not have a sporty car, but the dry grip and braking it’s excellent. Never felt the tires struggling for grip.

They are not loud, but wouldn't they are necessarily quiet. You can hear them a bit depending on the road surface and speed.


Didn’t drive them too much in the rain, but seem to hold pretty well in wet conditions.


Mounted them in march this year and after 10-15k km I don’t see any major wear, but I would have to abstain on this one until I get them properly measured.

All in all, very good value tires and they looks preety good on my car

At first I need to say, I bought them as brand new for price 65€ per tire, so it's stands as value price tire. And that is their problem, it's so cheap, why? This tires behave better in compare to CSC5, so I dont understand why they're so cheap.

This tire is much more quiet (while label say 72dB), much more comfy on harsh roads (in here in Czechia), petrol consumption is lover.

Now question about handling. It's new tire, so it takes time to sit, but first impressions are great. Grip is comparable to CSC5 and other premium tires. Gives not much response as my previous tire Potenza RE002 that I had for few hundreds kms. But still, handling is amazing. On curved roads, in city streets and roundabouts they're really great and fun to drive. I'm much more confident and can cut same corners and roundabouts in higher speeds than with previous tires. And quietly without squeak.
This summer isnt much rainy, so I have not much reference for wet conditions, but for that minimum that I drove in wet, it's ok. Grips firmly, turns easily and ride without wheel spin or warning light on dashboard.
I also tried higher speeds in motorway, it's calm and quiet, holding straight line easily and without vibrations (from tires).

Thats my first impressions. Even it's low cost tire, it's really great and premium tire brand beater.

Update after 5000 km / 3100 miles.
Everything is great with the tires except i have annoying vibrations between 100-120 km/h.
Just got them re-balanced but it did not solve the problem. My other rims and winter tires run smooth so its not the car.
Maybe also got some Kumho out-of-round issue here. Sorry to say it but this will make me hesitate to buy them again.

Bmw G30.....After GY asymetric5..which is a very good tire, I like Kumho more..it has stiffer sidewalls..the tire is very stable..it holds the direction perfectly at speeds over 100+mph...on winding parts of the highway...EVERY BUYING RECOMMENDATION...my version is K-silent..so it is quiet...I haven't driven it in the wet yet so I will update later

These tires are amazing. Best buy for the money, there's nothing that comes even close to the price range. Kumho really delivered with the PS72.

I drove a set of Sailun Atrezzo ZSR2 in 205/45/17 size, and I thought they were very decent. Then I've upgraded my car, and had a set of Abarth wheels with Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 5 in 225/45/17. Dry grip was amazing, wet grip was quite bad as the tires were 5 years old. I've decided to pull the trigger on a new set of Kumho Ecsta Sport in 225/45/17 as the tests and reviews looked very good. Dry grip is amazing, the car is just planted like it's on rails. Wet grip aswell, huge amounts of grip. Braking on dry/wet feels very good and safe.

What impressed me the most is that, somehow with this tires, my FWD car somehow rotates around the corners better, no LSD, no rear ARB (yet). They made my car handle a lot better. Previously I usually struggled with understeer, but no more. I'm glad they used a stiffer sidewall, and didn't go with the modern softer UHP tire sidewall. If I want a comfort biased tire, I'm getting a touring tire, not a UHP one.

I just can't find anything wrong with these tires, they look great, sidewall is top notch, they drive amazing. Best tire for the money, period. For now, I can't say anything about the mileage, however I expect them to last longer than my last set of Sailun's.

Funnily enough, I have some friends that all drive more powerful, sportier cars than mine, and are very pleased with these new Kumho's.

Very good tires, good quality for the price, totally reccomend them ! Used on a Mercedes E Klass 2014

Tires are amazing the grip is very good in both conditions wet and dry. The car feels stable at high speeds and its a very fun tire for taking corners in general. I had no problems with any vibrations, only tires I can compare them is my old kormonar UHP tires and the difference is big with kumhos the car feels more planted on the ground and steering is more responsive. About comfort and noise levels they are not really that comfortable tires they are more stiffer but again not too stiff they are somewhere in the middle in comfort on bad roads you feel the bumps but its not that bad. Tires are not that noisy you can hear em but not too bad when your drive at normal speeds when you drive faster you hear them more, cant tell much about the wear time will tell but overall the tires are very good for the price.

I want to start off saying I unfortunately totaled my car driving a bit too fast and so that's why the experience with this tire is such short lived. But I did get to scrub it in and test out it's capabilities.

One can argue that tire screeching noise ≠ limit of grip but still compared to the previous tires I had on which was Continental Max Contact 6 this tire would screech much louder and earlier than the Contis would. And after a lot of deliberation, my conclusion is that the Conti MC6 had a bigger envelope as a whole in terms of wet grip, dry grip, comfort, everything except for feedback.

Here is where this tire really left a strong impression, and that is it's feedback. This tire has that chunky outer shoulder block design like many UUHP tires (imagine like the PS4s) and perhaps that's the reason why + tread block tuning amongst others that made the steering felt absolutely sensational. It was much more direct and when you've loaded your car through weight shift this tire talks to me front and rear axle WAY MORE than the Conti MC6 did.

Within the "soft" limit, meaning you are orchestrating the weight of your car, you're dancing and not yanking the car around much. This tire can handle the forces fine. I have done 206km/h in wet conditions on a left bend and the car felt fine, granted I was keeping in mind to dance with the car. And that's the thing with this tire, unlike the Conti or the Michelin PS5 (have experienced doing 10/10ths on it). The Kumho PS72 lacks that extra inch of grip.

To conclude, in my opinion based on my short lived experience. The Kumho PS72 is not in the same envelope of grip as the top tier tires, but it is priced at such a low price that the value proposition makes it a strong argument to go for this tire.

Fitted on A4 B6 Quattro with 280 bhp.
The tires were purchased in mid-February and manufactured in Korea by the end of 2025. They were not deformed, etc., when I received them.
There were no issues during fitting or balancing, which is not always the case, for example with Falken FK520s.
The tires are relatively stiff and have a good compound, which results in confident handling in corners and at higher speeds, including above motorway speeds.
In the wet, they also behave predictably—whether driving straight, turning, or braking.
I would definitely recommend them. In my opinion, they have no competition at this price point, which is also reflected in tests and other users’ reviews.
I previously had Goodyear Eagle Asymmetric 3, and in my opinion, the PS72's are very comparable.

Bought a pair of these to replace a pair of Michelin PS4 on the rear of my Focus 1.5T. I have PS5 on the front.

I chose these as they have strong reviews and there was a £60 difference to the PS5 (£89 each at time of purchase)

First thing I noticed is they are alot quieter on the motorway than the PS4's have ever been. The rear grip is predictable and stable in wet, and no quarms at

These tires replaced a set of Michelin Pilot Sport 5's.
Early indications show that the Kumho's offer more grip, better feel, are quieter and generally give more confidence over the PS5's.
I rarely review products but these Kumho's have genuinely surprised me. Great product at a fantastic price-point, well done Kumho!

i fitted the Kumho last october, to replace the factory fitted Michelin Primacy 4 on my Volvo V60 T6. I only drove a few weeks, prior to fitting winter tires for the season, so these are my initial impressions. More details next Spring.
My first feeling is the tire is very direct and with a high level of grip. stable at (very) high speed, and with high levels of grip, also on cold damp roads. The tire is a bit noisy, and despite being the same size as the OE, there is a higher margin of error on the tacho speed- real GPS speed (which I assume is linked to different tread depth of the tire).
Overall an honestly good tire, especially at is significantly cheaper to the other options I had considered, namely the SportContact7 and the Potenza Sport.

The tires perform really well, with excellent wet grip. They feel very safe, and they're also very good in the dry, though braking distance seems a bit long. They're also quite comfortable. The only problem is that above 170 km/h I experience a slight vibration in the steering, which I didn't have with the stock Bridgestone Turanza.

Similar to Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6

First I should preface this by the fact that these are fitted to a dedicated sports car ( 718S Cayman ) that gets driven in a spirited fashion on deserted local roads at appropriate times.
I usually get pretty shocking mileage as a result of this and do well to get over 2000 miles out of rears in dry conditions.
These were fitted about 6 weeks ago and the paltry 800 miles have been mostly wet or damp.
I’m down to 4 mm across the tread which is a bit of a shock. I should add pressures and alignment are spot on.
They definitely have a lot of traction in wet or dry. However the wear rate is the price you pay here. I think if these had been fitted in summer they would probably be finished.